Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , Oil, Gas & Electricity and Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the Taiwan Weighted were Jui Li (TW:1512), which rose 9.93% or 0.59 points to trade at 6.53 at the close. Meanwhile, I-Hwa Industrial Co Ltd (TW:1456) added 9.87% or 1.15 points to end at 12.80 and Pao Lung (TW:1906) was up 9.82% or 1.95 points to 21.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Transasia (TW:6702), which fell 10.00% or 0.06 points to trade at 0.54 at the close. Sheng Yu Steel (TW:2029) declined 7.32% or 2.70 points to end at 34.20 and Grand Petroche (TW:1312) was down 6.89% or 1.45 points to 19.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Taiwan Stock Exchange by 571 to 195 and 104 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jui Li (TW:1512) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.93% or 0.59 to 6.53. Shares in Transasia (TW:6702) fell to all time lows; down 10.00% or 0.06 to 0.54. Shares in Pao Lung (TW:1906) rose to all time highs; up 9.82% or 1.95 to 21.80.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $52.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $55.48 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.90% or 10.80 to trade at $1207.00 a troy ounce.
USD/TWD was up 0.11% to 31.630, while TWD/CNY unchanged 0.00% to 0.2184.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 101.35.